Chautauqua Lake Central School, with the assistance of the Chautauqua County Baseball Umpires Association, will once again sponsor the High School Baseball Showcase on April 26-27 at Russell E. Diethrick Park in Jamestown.

This is the seventh year of the resurrection of the Baseball Showcase which was conceived in the 1980s and will feature 12 high school baseball teams from Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties in a schedule of six games over the two-day period.

The Showcase gives local high school players an opportunity to play in a professional baseball stadium.

The schedule for the Baseball Showcase is as follows:

Friday, April 26

4:30 pm Westfield at Chautauqua Lake League

7:30 pm Allegany Limestone at Southwestern – League

Saturday, April 27

10 a.m. Randolph vs. West Valley Non-League

1 p.m. Panama vs. Brocton Non-League

4 p.m. Ripley vs. Pine Valley – Non League

7 p.m. Falconer vs. Maple Grove Non League

A gate fee of $1 for students (K-12) and senior citizens, and $2 for adults will be charged to help Chautauqua Lake Baseball, to add to the Umpires Association Baseball Scholarship Fund and to offset some of the costs of operating the Showcase.

9th Annual Hunt of a Lifetime Shootout

NSCOPBA and the friends of Allen Wojtkowiak have announced the 9th Annual Shootout to Benefit Hunt of a Lifetime, which helps make dreams come true for children and young adults with life-threatening illnesses.

The event will take place Saturday, May 11 at the Westfield Fish and Game Club.

Shooters will participate in trap, skeet and 5-stand sporting clays. Juniors (10-14) with shoot trap and youths (10-under) will participate in the BB gun shoot. There will be trophies given for top shooters in open, ladies, seniors and juniors. Shooting begins at 9 a.m.

There will be a roast beef dinner from 12-4 and prize raffles throughout the day. The final prize auction will begin at 4 p.m.

The event costs $20 for shooters and $10 for dinner only. Kids 14 and under eat free.

For more information, or to donate to the event, contact Mike Nasal at 998-9720.